The first video follows a bird-eye view of the course route, with the available alternates.

This additional video is the official course preview that is available on the Badminton website.  The narrator Hugh Thomas explains each fence and they approach each fence on foot, which gives us an idea of how big and wide these fences really are!

Here is a great article about the diagnostics used by top veterinarians specializing in the equine back. While many owners believe their horse may have some back problems, palpation is not enough to determine the underlying cause. To get an effective plan for treatment, an accurate diagnosis must be made so the horse can return back to work.

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Horse owners have little choice when it comes to protecting their animals, except to herd them away from the ash cloud in the event it travels their way. Veterinarians have cautioned that pregnant mares and young foals will be the most succeptible to the plume.

Here are some incredible photos posted on the Horse Grooming Supplies forum from a resident who is trying to get her own horses through the disaster. MyHorseChat hopes that this poster and other residents (and their animals) make it through this terrible occurence.

To learn more about the volcano, visit the National Geographic website or CNN.com.

There are instructions on how to complete a wither tracing on the site, which you can email in along with your seat size, and saddles will be suggested for you to try that will best fit you and your horse.

To learn more about this website and the saddles that are currently listed, click on the picture below or visit Fine-Used-Saddles.com

Check out this website for great used saddles

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By: Drs Narelle C. Stubbs and Hilary M. Clayton

Summary: This is a step-by-step manual and DVD showing exercises that mobilize the joints and engage the muscles used to round and stabilize the horse’s neck, back and pelvis during athletic activities. These exercises will improve your horse’s posture, self-carriage and balance.  The exercises are performed from the ground and do not require sophisticated equestrian skills or special equipment.  [Excerpted from website]

Review: The actual book is a 32-page laminated, spiral-bound book that illustrates the exercises shown on the DVD. The exercises are very straightforward and are easy to follow. The DVD shows the exercise plus an explanation for each specific movement, but a knowledgeable horseperson could perform the exercises off the book alone provided they have an intermediate knowledge of horse anatomy.

I ordered the book because it was recommended for horses that are being rehabilitated from either surgery or coming off a long lay-up.  The goal of the exercises is to provide core strength through unmounted exercises without the undue stress of a rider. The DVD is also very easy to follow (once you wade through the technical terminology of the muscles, ligaments and skeletal structure) and could benefit horses from any discipline, whether it be hunters, dressage, eventers, reiners, etc.

The book/DVD combination tends to be more expensive through various online book retailers (Alibris.com, Amazon.com) so I ordered it directly through Sport Horse Publications, which only charged $5 shipping within the US. I ordered it in conjunction with another book by Dr. Clayton, and they arrived promptly and I had zero issues with customer service or shipping.

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